COVID-19 pandemic, many local and independent businesses are struggling to survive.To help, campaigns are emerging across the province, urging Quebecers to buy local in an effort to increase business.
Coronavirus: Dorval launches campaign aiming to boost local business In Canada, 63 per cent of businesses are fully open, but only one quarter are doing normal sales, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).Quebec’s figures are above the national average — 72 per cent are fully open, but only a third of them are doing normal sales.Eight per cent of Quebec’s small- and medium-sized businesses are currently at risk of closing.